SpiceJet is buying seaplanes to reach areas others can't
SpiceJet wants to open up the third-biggest aviation market even more. That means targeting the billion Indians who’ve never flown before, either because they can’t afford it or because they don’t live near a functioning airport. The airline is in talks with Japan’s Setouchi Holdings to buy about 100 amphibious Kodiak planes that can land anywhere, including on water, gravel or in an open field. The deal, valued at about US$400m, would help SpiceJet capitalise on prime minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan to connect the vast nation by air without waiting for billions of dollars in upgrades to colonial-era infrastructure. “Airports are in short supply in India,” SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh said. “Lots of the growth in India is happening in small markets, but those small markets have little or no connectivity." <br/>
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SpiceJet is buying seaplanes to reach areas others can't
SpiceJet wants to open up the third-biggest aviation market even more. That means targeting the billion Indians who’ve never flown before, either because they can’t afford it or because they don’t live near a functioning airport. The airline is in talks with Japan’s Setouchi Holdings to buy about 100 amphibious Kodiak planes that can land anywhere, including on water, gravel or in an open field. The deal, valued at about US$400m, would help SpiceJet capitalise on prime minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan to connect the vast nation by air without waiting for billions of dollars in upgrades to colonial-era infrastructure. “Airports are in short supply in India,” SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh said. “Lots of the growth in India is happening in small markets, but those small markets have little or no connectivity." <br/>
